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Thread: Hello Gimp Room - Ankle Surgery
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12-27-2009, 02:07 PM #1
Hello Gimp Room - Ankle Surgery
A Thanksgiving morning longboarding incident has resulted in the final result of me missing the entire '09-'10 ski season!
Initial x-rays of my ankle revealed no fractures. However, after the swelling and pain subsided in about 3 weeks the stress x-rays and mris's revealed syndesmosis, which is a tear and seperation of the ligaments holding the tibia and fibula together at the ankle joint. As well as a little side bonus of a high frature of the fibula. I went from going into the doctors office thinking that all would be good with a little time and PT to the operating room the next moring.
A couple of pictures for the gory detail types like myself;
Pre surgery bruising and swelling
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Post surgery 8 days, getting the wrap off and into a cast,
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A few pictures of the inside and outside incisions, recquired to drill through the tibia and fibula in 3 spots to put in elastic sutures and screws to hold everything in place to let the ligaments (hopefully) scar over.
Followed by a sweet orange cast
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So I am stuck in a non weight bearing cast for 6 weeks, followed by 4 weeks of vigorous physical therapy before I can do anythng "athletic". Hoping for a couple ski days in mid April...Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield: Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your concentration?
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12-27-2009, 10:01 PM #2glocal
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You kicked a curb? Slipped on ice? World Cup soccer?
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12-28-2009, 11:03 AM #3
Hey Pat, whats up brotha? Im going to go with World Cup Soccer! Actually a little longboarding mishap (yea I know I am 43 years old). You going to be in the SLC this winter sometime? We will have to rally for some drinks!
Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield: Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your concentration?
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12-29-2009, 09:45 PM #4glocal
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lmao off.....utard mini, dood.
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